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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
‘the town(land) of the steeple, belfry’
Déantar tagairt do chloigtheach sa cheantar chéanna in Annála Ríoghachta Éireann ‘Sadhbh, inghen Glúin Iairn Mic Murchadha, banchomharba Brighde, d'ég iar n-aithríghe. Cloictheach Telcha Áird do losccadh lá Tighernán’ (1171 AD). - English
‘the town(land) of the steeple, belfry’
A chloigtheach is mentioned in this area in Annála Ríoghachta Éireann ‘Sadhbh, inghen Glúin Iairn Mic Murchadha, banchomharba Brighde, d'ég iar n-aithríghe. Cloictheach Telcha Áird do losccadh lá Tighernán’ (1171 AD). (Sadhbh, daughter of Gluiniairn Mac Murchadha, successor of Brighit, died after penance. The Cloictheach of Telach-aird was burned by Tighearnan Ua Ruairc, with its full of people in it.)
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Historical references
1171 |
Cloictheach Telcha Áird
Aois Críost, míle céd sechtmhoghat a h-aon. Petrus Ua Mórdha, epscop Cluana Ferta Brénainn, manach cráibhdheach cétus, do bhádhadh isin Sionaind an 27 do December. Sadhbh, inghen Glúin Iairn Mic Murchadha, banchomharba Brighde, d'ég iar n-aithríghe. Cloictheach Telcha Áird do losccadh lá Tighernán
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1461-83 |
le Stepletoñ iuxt Trym
SRI Edw. IV 8
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1461-83 |
Stepiltoñ
1461-83 Trym ... Bernyesclonyes ... leytoñ ... werr̃ vocat̃ Carriffyñ SRI Edw. IV 802-4
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1540c |
Stepletowne
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1542 |
Balnecloighe?
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1558-9 |
Stapleton
Grant to Laurence Hamonde of the manor of Trim...
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1566 |
Stepletowne
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1610 |
Stepleton
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Eccles. Trim. 119. Beth. Coll.
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1610 |
Stepleton
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1624 |
Steepleton
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CPR 595
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1654 |
Steepletowne
Sr Arthur Loftus of Rafernam Protestant
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CS V Leathanach 249
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1655 |
Steeplestowne Commons
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1666c |
Steepletowne
Sr Arthur Loftus prot. ... Sr Adam Loftus pt. W
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1685 |
Steeplesto.
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1720 |
Stapletowne als Steeplestowne als Stipplestowne
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CGn. 25.567.16288
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1720 |
Stapletowne als Steeplestown als Stipplestown als Stylestown
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CGn. 25.560.16290
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1737 |
Stapletown als Steeplestown als Stipplestown als Stylestown
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CGn. 92.447.65277
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1812 (1817) |
Steeplestown
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1821 |
Steeplestown
Steeplestown townland
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1827 |
Staplestown
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1836 |
Steeplestown
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BS:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Steiplestown
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Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Steeplestown
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Corporation Map 1753:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Steeplestown
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Langford, Lord:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Steeplestown
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Baile claicthighe, 'town of the steeple or round tower belfry'
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Steeplestown
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí111,5
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1836 |
Baile Chlaicthighe
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LSO (Mí) 175
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